Okonomiyaki

December 17, 2009 hdasika

It’s actually been a year since I made this but I thought I would post the recipe.  I went to Japan a little over 2 years ago after I graduated from my MBA program.  Three of my MBA classmates who are Japanese were kind enough to show me around the country.  When I was in Kobe, my classmate took me to his cousin’s house and she cooked an amazing homecooked Japanese meal for me called Okonomiyaki.  Okonomiyaki means “whatever you like” – so literally you can put whatever you like into the meal.  It’s like a Japanese pizza where you choose the toppings.  I watched my classmate’s cousin make this and promised her I would make it when I got to the states.  Last year I had a holiday dinner party for my friends in DC and I finally made the dish.  It was just de-lish.  Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup fish soup stock (dashi, and if dashi isn’t available use veggie, shrimp, or chicken broth – or water)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 of a small cabbage
  • Toppings: I made a veggie one and a meat one for my friends: For the veggies, I used scallions, bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms; For the meat I used the same veggies and added sausage
  • Okonomiyaki sauce (you can buy this at the local Japanese market)
  • Fish Flakes (Optional)
  • Seaweed seasoning

    • Directions:

  • Chop the cabbage into tiny bits. Beat an egg in a bowl and add dashi soup, stock or water to it. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add flour to the bowl and mix well.
  • Combine chopped cabbage with the flour mixture.
  • Fry veggies and sausage in skillet or a frying pan until cooked.  Add this to flour mixture.
  • Turn the heat to medium heat. Pour about 1/3 of the flour mixture, or 8″ circle, over the toppings in the pan. 
  • Cook for about 10 min on both sides for 6-8 min or till edges are golden.
  • Place cooked okonomiyaki on plate.
  • Garnish pancake with okonomiyaki sauce, seaweed seasoning, and fish flakes and serve hot!

    • The Okonomiyaki sauce is what really makes the dish.  Here are some pictures from my holiday dinner party last year.

    Holiday Dinner Party 2008

    toasting to saki!!!

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